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Winner, British Recruitment Awards 2025

The hospitality recruiter that actually knows hospitality.

DISH Hospitality Recruitment connects exceptional talent with the UK's best hospitality businesses, whether you're filling a kitchen role, a front-of-house position, or a head-office function.

What we do

A UK hospitality recruiter with real industry roots. Built on relationships, not databases.

DISH is led by Eddy Nuttall, an award-winning chef, former restaurant owner, and recruiter with 30+ years in the industry. We've interviewed hundreds of candidates and learned exactly what separates someone who looks right on paper from someone who actually delivers under pressure. That knowledge doesn't come from a recruitment course; it comes from three decades of working in, building, and running hospitality businesses. That experience is what we bring to every brief: we don't just fill vacancies; we find the people who will actually make a difference.

4,000+ Vetted candidates in our live database
50+ Temporary staff placed every week across the UK
110+ Trusted client businesses
Services at a glance

Hiring or looking? Start here.

Whether you run the pass or want a place on it, we make the next step simple.

Permanent recruitment

Chefs, kitchen management, front-of-house and head-office functions, sourced discreetly and matched for the long term.

Temporary staffing

50+ vetted professionals available every week. Event staff, seasonal brigades and emergency cover, often same-week, sometimes same-day.

Compliance & safety

DBS-compliant staffing available for all sectors, plus health & safety support via our Dinesafe partnership.

How it works

Staffed in three steps

No portals, no ticket queues. Tell us what you need and we handle the rest.

01 Send your brief
02 We match and verify
03 Service, covered
Send a brief
Send your brief
Step 01

Send your brief

Role, dates, covers, rate. A two-minute form or a phone call, and we come back to you fast with no unnecessary admin.

We match and verify
Step 02

We match and verify

We shortlist from 4,000+ vetted candidates and actively headhunt people who are not on job boards. References, right-to-work and skills are checked before you ever see a CV.

Service, covered
Step 03

Service, covered

Your staff arrive briefed and ready. One invoice, one point of contact, and a check-in after every placement.

Why DISH?

Both sides of the pass, covered

Most agencies know recruitment. We know hospitality.

  • 4,000+ vetted candidates in our live database
  • 50+ temporary staff placed every week across the UK
  • 110+ trusted client businesses
  • Led by a former executive chef who understands both sides of the pass
  • Offices in Leeds and Wakefield, operating nationally
  • Every recommended candidate fully referenced and right-to-work checked
Recognised across the industryDISH Hospitality awards: Yorkshire Evening Post Oliver Awards 2022 and 2024, British Recruitment Awards 2025 Winner
From the pass

Notes on hiring and working in hospitality

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What people say

Trusted on both sides of the pass

“DISH filled our entire brigade in under 48 hours. Every chef turned up ready to work.”
Sarah Kent GM, boutique hotel, Leeds
“Eddy actually understands kitchens. The shortlist was spot on, no time-wasters.”
Marco Ferretti Head chef, Harrogate
“Found my sous chef role in a week. The team kept me updated the whole way.”
Aisha Bello Sous chef, York
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Last-minute cover

Ready when your rota isn't.

Tell us the role, dates and covers. We come back with vetted, briefed staff, fast.

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